Daily Devotional

-January 13, 2021-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

-Being Reconciled To God Through Christ-

“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.”

(2 Corinthians 5:18-20).

One of the greatest blessings we have as believers is being reconciled to God. Nowadays we hear the word connected with bringing two opposing sides together. The word reconciliation is defined as, “the restoration of friendly relations; the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.” Reconciliation, in Christian theology, is an element of salvation that refers to the results of atonement. Reconciliation is the end of the estrangement, caused by original sin, between God and humanity.

To be clear, God did not need to be reconciled to us, we needed to be reconciled to Him. We are sinners by nature through Adam, and by practice by our own sin. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Herein is the great exchange: our sin and unrighteousness for His forgiveness, atonement, and righteousness. Jesus died in our place, bore our sin in His own body, became sin for us, in order to save us and give us eternal life.

God is in the restoration business. He takes a sinner and turns him into a saint; a lost soul into a saved soul; a spiritually dead person and makes Him alive in Christ; one walking in darkness now to dwell in His light.

Because we have been reconciled to God through His Son Jesus Christ, we now have the ministry of reconciliation to help others be reconciled to God. God sends us out as ambassadors for Christ to win souls to Him. Someone once said “it is like one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.” It is just as Philip introduced Nathanael to Jesus, who then believed in Him for himself. He simply told him, “Come and see.” The woman at the well did the same thing when she shared with the whole town about what Jesus had said to her and done for her.

It is such a joy to share Jesus with others and how He changed our lives. The gospel, the good news, is what we have to share. God offers salvation as free to all who believe. Not only are we reconciled to God, we are now His children and He is our Father. We have a personal relationship with God through Christ. We are forgiven of every sin and have eternal life. There is nothing better than that!

Have a blessed day living as ambassadors for Christ with the ministry of reconciliation. Stay safe and healthy.